Richard Speer writes:"Rick Bartow flawlessly and consistently melds figuration and symbolism in the inspired paintings and sculpture in Coyote’s Road. To marry mythological creatures with human figures and animals in a way that is not cringe-inducingly “spiritual” or amateurish is a tall order; for examples of how not to accomplish this, see nearly the entirety of contemporary Southwestern art. But Bartow is a visionary, and in paintings like Bull Man Laughs and Bull Disguise, he demonstrates his ability to turn simple pictorial elements into metaphysical archetypes."